I take mine after workouts, pretty sure that's the standard method. The thing is, you're making micro-tears in your muscles by lifting weights, and by taking protein after your workouts, you provide your body with the protein it needs to rebuild the muscle and prevent muscle loss (from overworking muscles).
You could take a few gulps of the protein shake during a workout I guess, if you're feeling tired and need a bit of energy, but they invented amino acid tablets for that purpose. Also, I had a bad experience where I took a protein shake before a workout, and threw it all up after squats. So yeah, I'd say post-workout is the best.
But if you're a girl and not looking to put on too much muscle, you don't really need protein all that much, just eat right and save yourself the trouble of buying protein and making shakes every workout. If you do go with protein though, make sure you take a shake on rest days too. The general rule is to take 1g of protein per pound of bodyweight, daily.
You could take a few gulps of the protein shake during a workout I guess, if you're feeling tired and need a bit of energy, but they invented amino acid tablets for that purpose. Also, I had a bad experience where I took a protein shake before a workout, and threw it all up after squats. So yeah, I'd say post-workout is the best.
But if you're a girl and not looking to put on too much muscle, you don't really need protein all that much, just eat right and save yourself the trouble of buying protein and making shakes every workout. If you do go with protein though, make sure you take a shake on rest days too. The general rule is to take 1g of protein per pound of bodyweight, daily.